Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge
State capital city and Consolidated city-parish
City of Baton Rouge
Downtown
Old Louisiana State Capitol
Louisiana State Capitol
St. Joseph Cathedral
Huey P. Long Bridge
Tiger Stadium (LSU)
USS Kidd
Flag
Coat of arms
Wordmark
Etymology: from French Bâton-Rouge 'red stick'
Nicknames: 
Red Stick, The Capital City, B.R.
Interactive map of Baton Rouge
Coordinates: 30°26′51″N 91°10′43″W / 30.44750°N 91.17861°W / 30.44750; -91.17861
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Baton Rouge
Founded1699 (1699)
Settled1721 (1721)
IncorporatedJanuary 16, 1817 (1817-01-16)
Government
 • Mayor-PresidentSid Edwards[1] (R)
Area
[2]
 • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish88.52 sq mi (229.27 km2)
 • Land86.32 sq mi (223.56 km2)
 • Water2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2)
 • Total[note 1]79.11 sq mi (204.89 km2)
Elevation
[3]
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • State capital city and Consolidated city-parish227,470
 • RankUS: 99th
 • Density2,635.32/sq mi (1,017.50/km2)
 • Urban
631,326 (US: 67th)
 • Urban density1,592.9/sq mi (615.0/km2)
 • Metro
870,569 (US: 65th)
DemonymBaton Rougean
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
70801–70817, 70819–70823, 70825–70827, 70831, 70833, 70835–70837, 70874, 70879, 70883, 70884, 70892–70896, 70898
Area code225
FIPS code22-05000
GNIS feature ID1629914
Websitewww.brla.gov

Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ Total area for the City of Baton Rouge, not all of East Baton Rouge Parish

References

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  1. ↑ "Office Of The Mayor-President Sid Edwards". brla.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Baton Rouge city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024.


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